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The “Experts” Are Right… Until They’re Not

Thoughts on Expertise
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Smith v. Murray on JRE

Watch the JRE episode with Dave Smith and Douglas Murray here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah6kirkSwTg

In this video, using that episode as a springboard, I talk a little about the idea of expertise, what it means in the best cases, how it is misused in the worst cases, and how expertise differs from credentials.

I also cover a brief thought experiment about a body of experts evaluating a specific proposition, and how such a situation might go down…

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Retreat Into Metaphor: A “New” Fallacy?

(Also available on Bitchute.)

There is a tendency for thinkers to use metaphor and allegory to reframe a problem or issue in a way that clarifies or simplifies it. The problem with metaphor and allegory is that they necessarily change or obscure details. Therefore, the solutions you propose from looking at a metaphor might be way off.

Even worse, the retreat into metaphor can be so deep that no concrete solutions even appear, and you end up with long periods of idle musing.

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Beware Reductionism!

Reductionism is an incredibly useful tool. You can get rid of meaningless or poorly-supported fluff and tighten up your argument or a system you’re thinking about.

Problem is, it can be overused or used for the wrong reasons, and if you do that, you can make quite a mess for yourself.

Here’s a short video about the dangers of misusing reductionism, with a bunch of definitions and examples!

Also available on Bitchute.